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I have a case of pseudo-insomnia. I am so effin tired, but all at the same time, I'm not. EL and I went down to Port Aransas this weekend to attend the wedding of one of my good high school friends. She had been dating her husband-to-be on-again/off-again for years and Saturday was finally the day. The wedding was gorgeous and we were happy to be there despite some of the technical difficulties in the trip... like the ferry line to transport the car to the island being so long it actually delayed the wedding because so many guests were still awaiting transport. It was nice to attend the wedding and see the event as a guest and not a photographer. I am sure the hired photographer did a great job, but I noticed little things that he did or didn't do that left me feeling uneasy. I mean really... you only have one chance to capture the moment and he was content taking a smoke break during the ceremony and just pose and pretend before the reception. That is definitely not my style. Although the trip was largely engineered around the wedding attendance, we used it as a good excuse to see the family. It was so great to see my sister and mother again. I rarely have time to get away for a visit and between their scheduling conflicts and mine, it had been months since we last stood before each other. EL and I spent a little time in the studio tonight. What do you think? Tomorrow is a big day for me. I have a lot of outstanding account issues to deal with... open TAC cases and technical follow-ups. The biggest worry for me of the gambit is one in which I have no direct control over. The wrong mounting brackets were packaged with a slew of switches one of my larger accounts purchased. As they approach a mid-week deadline for implementation, it appears that the correct brackets are backordered and they might not be able to get them in time. If I were a handy man, I'd forge them in the garage like MacGyver... out of bubble gum wrappers and tampon strings... but I'm not, so I just sit and watch the series of unfortunate events play out before me. I take direct calls to my cell from unhappy executives that want answers that I don't have to give. It's quite the party. You should try it sometime. The worst of it all is that I really care about my "customers" and I sincerely want to make it right for them. Being helpless in a situation sucks, eh? On another note, my homie Matt had one of the famous LAN's on Saturday at Wideout's Hideout. I missed it, but damn it would have been nice to go. He throws the most kick ass LAN parties around. The whole environment is infused with game goodness. He has a mid-tower case mounted on the wall with lasers and a disco ball inside that houses his Doom3 commemorative box personally autographed by the entire iD team... including Carmack. That is some nifty schwag. It's nothing but black lights, spot coolers, hardcore FPS, and Guinness at the Hideout. *sigh* Maybe by the time the event rolls back around, I can get Sean to fly in for it. It is something to be experienced. I think I'm going to drink a beer and sit on the couch until I'm sleepy. It isn't glamorous, but it sounds like a good idea at the moment. Goodnight.